Police clueless about ex-Pakistani PM's abducted son

Ali Haider Gilani, a son of a former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, contesting for a provincial assembly seat, attends a meeting at a house prior to his abduction by gunmen during his election campaign in Multan on May 9, 2013. Gunmen on May 9 kidnapped Ali canvassing for votes on the final day of campaigning for landmark elections, which have been marred by bloody attacks. The family of Yousuf Raza Gilani is one of the most powerful in the central town of Multan and a key clan in the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), whose campaign for re-election has been dramatically curtailed by Taliban threats. AFP PHOTO

Police are still clueless about the whereabouts of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider Gilani who was abducted Thursday, said a media report Friday.

The police have not yet been able to find a clue to Ali Haider who was kidnapped by gunmen who shot dead two of his associates at an election meeting in Multan, Geo News reported.

Ali Haider was contesting elections from PP-200. Eyewitnesses were quoted as saying that abductors forced him into a waiting car and were gone in no time. They gunned down his personal secretary Mohyuddin Bhutta and a bodyguard.

Ali Haider's elder brother Ali Musa Gilani, a PPP candidate running for a seat in National Assembly, appealed to the abductors to release him and said he was ready to sacrifice anything for his brother even his election race.

After the attack, former prime minister Gilani appeared shaken. "I urge all of my party supporters to remain peaceful and participate in the vote," he said.

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